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匠 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「匚」

道
3Junior high level ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「匚」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
たくみtakumi
Meaning
artisan

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

匚 "box" with 斤 "axe": a craftsman with his tools — an artisan.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショウしょうshō師匠ししょう巨匠きょしょう意匠いしょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 巨匠きょしょう

    master; maestro

  • 意匠いしょう

    design

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

工芸(こうげい)の巨匠(きょしょう)の作品(さくひん)を見(み)た。

I saw the works of a master craftsman.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

巨匠意匠匠巨gigant…意meanin…匚box ra…匝go rou…匡correc…医doctor匣small…昇rise晶crysta…掌palm焦char摂take…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 匚Map of reading ショウAll maps

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